Presented by the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, GETTING REAL is an exciting, new 3-day conference for filmmakers and industry leaders that will take place in Los Angeles from September 30th - October 2nd. The gathering will focus on three issue areas - career sustainability, art of filmmaking, and impact - and feature over 20 intimate and dynamic sessions, ranging from salons to roundtable discussions to behind-the-scenes stories with directors of what really happened during production and distribution of their film. Spotlighted docs include Dirty Wars,The Square,Inequality for All, Crude, Cesar’s Last Fast, and God

Presented by the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, GETTING REAL is an exciting, new 3-day conference for filmmakers and industry leaders that will take place in Los Angeles from September 30th - October 2nd. The gathering will focus on three issue areas - career sustainability, art of filmmaking, and impact - and feature over 20 intimate and dynamic sessions, ranging from salons to roundtable discussions to behind-the-scenes stories with directors of what really happened during production and distribution of their film. Spotlighted docs include Dirty Wars, The Square, Inequality for All, Crude, Cesar’s Last Fast, and God Loves Uganda. There will be five keynote conference speakers, including Tabitha Jackson, Director of Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program; Cara Mertes, Director of Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Initiative; Dawn Porter, Director of Candescent Award winning film Gideon’s Army, Morgan Spurlock, Director of Super Size Me; and Lucy Walker, two-time Academy Award nominee. Candescent will be in attendance and we look forward to seeing you there. To follow the conversation on Twitter, use #DocsGetReal. For more information about the conference and to register, visit gettingreal2014.com.

Loves Uganda. There will be five keynote conference speakers, including Tabitha Jackson, Director of Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program; Cara Mertes, Director of Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Initiative; Dawn Porter, Director of Candescent Award winning film Gideon’s Army, Morgan Spurlock, Director of Super Size Me; and Lucy Walker, two-time Academy Award nominee. Candescent will be in attendance and we look forward to seeing you there. To follow the conversation on Twitter, use #DocsGetReal. For more information about the conference and to register, visit gettingreal2014.com.